Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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